A great win for the Dogs tonight as they pick up their second straight win, their first win this season over the Express in their third try, and last but not least, sole possession of 6th place in the Coastal Conference.
The Express took an early 1-0 lead on a powerplay goal before the Dogs answered late in the frame to tie it at 1-1 on a Sam Mitchell tally. The Express fired back with another powerplay goal with just over a minute to go in the first to lead 2-1 after one.
A scoreless second saw the Dogs down heading into the third but they found the equalizer on a redirected Connor Varley point shot (that may have hit Lars Hepso) that came with the teams playing four on four. The Bulldogs took their first lead of the game with 8:08 to play as they connected just seconds into a powerplay chance as Tyler Berkholtz got credit for tipping in a Josh Mitchell one-timer from the line to make it 3-2.
An accidental high stick by Sawyer Mick saw the Express go to the powerplay with 1:11 to play in the third period to try to find the equalizer but the Dogs made the lead stand until the dying moments when Brandon Adams blocked a shot at the blue line and then just missed the empty net as his shot grazed the post. Trent Dorais would out race the Express back to their own end to fire the puck into the empty net for the 4-2 final.
Next up, the first meeting of the season between the Dogs and Eagles, and the first regular season game I'm aware of in Bulldog History to be held at a Neutral Site as the two teams will meet at the Minoru Arena in Richmond as the Eagles are out of their rink due to a big tournament there. I don't count the 2004 and 2005 games at the Juan De Fuca rink or the Save on Foods Memorial Centre as they are still in Victoria.
More tomorrow.
Hammer
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